Laurence Tribe

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“Patience is wearing thin with Garland, not because he has so far failed to indict Trump or his cronies; [but] because he has not yet demonstrated the vision and nerve to defend democracy in its hour of need.” https://t.co/jds5kjKXs9 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“The perception of the insurrection as a single, violent day grossly limits the scope of the crime and the appropriate prosecution. Garland must also investigate the nonviolent coup attempt that began before the election.” https://t.co/jds5kjKXs9 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This plan has much to commend it — despite the massive odds against its being (1) enacted, (2) treated as binding by future Congresses, and (3) shielded from being screwed up by a right-wing Supreme Court . . . https://t.co/YnWkWJmImi — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“The notion that the 18th-century American constitutional order is suited to governance in the 21st is as preposterous and dangerous as anything Mr. Trump has ever uttered.” The federal system’s design tricks the right into feeling cheated unless it wins. https://t.co/qjihwnnkjn — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

The honor roll of coup d’etat conspirators 👇🏼 https://t.co/dIjUnooyYj — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I think @ThePlumLineGS makes a good suggestion for how to get around the problem I identified. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Excellent idea. But we have to guard against letting those who plotted to disrupt the electoral count in 2021 claim they lacked the requisite "mens rea" for criminal accountability under 18 USC sec 1512 (c)(2) — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

"There is plenty of evidence to suggest that Trump, a man who has joked about being president for life and envying the power of dictators, would have shredded the Constitution and likely have had the support of much of the Republican Party as he did it. " https://t.co/PZn7nmQMPq — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Let's hope the Attorney General's speech isn't limited to investigating the "boots" but extends to the "suits" -- and reaches possible crimes involving slow-motion coups that corruptly overturn fair election results without resort to violence https://t.co/HsK41dLY1v — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This is a terrific article about what motivates both the “boots” and the “suits” in insurrections 👇🏼 https://t.co/rwuKh00aVa — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This rules change is way, way overdue, and the push from @SenSchumer is a welcome change from his previously lukewarm position on this vital matter: voting rights legislation must be carved out from the supermajority requirement if democracy is to survive. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Utterly. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Trump is basically telling all of us the kind of antidemocratic leader he plans to be if we let him seize the presidency. We won’t be able to say we weren’t warned. https://t.co/yppPRsrFB8 via @politico — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

If this is all the AG says on Wednesday, it'll be devoid of meaning. Rule 1-7.400(C) of the DOJ Justice Manual gives the AG discretion to confirm a specific "ongoing investigation" when "the community needs to be reassured that [DOJ] is investigating a matter . . . " We need it! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Here's an elegantly crafted, well-earned shoutout for democracy's great defenders, my friends @RepRaskin and his equally accomplished wife, Sarah @SBloomRaskin, both of them national treasures. I'm honored to say they met as students in my con law class. https://t.co/bY7DcMgLTq — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Wouldn't it be awesome if Trump's betrayal of his oath meant that he'd have to repay taxpayers the massive dollar costs his disastrous and absurdly expensive presidency imposed on all of us? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

RT @gertrude1306: Four Trump trips to Mar-a-Lago cost taxpayers $13.6 million, according to new report - South Florida Sun Sentinel - South… — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

The new book by @RepRaskin, due out on January 4, is truly a masterpiece, one worthy of Jamie's remarkable son Tommy, whose memory the book does indeed help make a blessing. As inspiring as it is unsettling, "Unthinkable" is a book for the ages. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Big deal! Isn't 119 just the new 109? https://t.co/SsG6FXA9lP — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Here’s my Guardian essay on why we must not, cannot, will not lose our democracy — despite this time of maximum peril. Even justified pessimism must not be permitted to paralyze us. The future is ours to shape, not something predetermined: https://t.co/4u3MdVaJQj — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This is why Congress can’t make the system Trump-proof. Only state-level changes and citizen activism can save democracy from demagogue-driven despotism and government by a permanent minority. Here’s why: https://t.co/xvp18VxtgW — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“Then, news leaders, show that you really mean it. Put that pro-democracy coverage in front of your paywall, just as you’ve done with much of your covid coverage.”  Huzzah for The Washington Post: this has no paywall 👇🏼👇🏼 https://t.co/YkLX48LEjs — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“Trump didn’t fail to overturn the 2020 election because our brilliantly engineered system of constitutional government held fast. It’s much more prosaic than that: He simply didn’t have the right people in the right positions to pull it off.” https://t.co/2XGZEGYuAG — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“There are things in those records that are going to make real trouble. I’m talking about prison time,” Carlin mused. “It reinforces the fact that they know they’re in real trouble if these things are released—particularly if they’re released soon.” https://t.co/8soZ8MTke2 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I can’t either. Can you? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“The Constitution is not keeping the peace; it is fostering crises. Far from being resilient, it is adding to our brittleness.” Paradoxically, only more democracy in the Constitution can prevent its collapse into autocracy or anarchy. Read this analysis: https://t.co/tfoJgZDijm — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“Those who manufactured the crusade to steal the 2020 election know how and why they failed. They are laying the groundwork to overturn the next election successfully. The coup is still underway.” https://t.co/Ocf7rMEbbi — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This https://t.co/M7FbHLny3r — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

A bit of mind-blowing for breakfast . . . https://t.co/hhH04xYXc2 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This thread explains why Trump’s unique attempt to overthrow the 2020 election and seize the presidency would be the gravest crime against the United States in our 235 year history. For DOJ not to investigate it thoroughly would be criminal in itself. AG Garland MUST ACT. NOW — PolitiTweet.org